Dear Juno, and Any Other Teenage Parent in the Same Situation, I watched the movie Juno and I was thoroughly impressed by your maturity level in your situation, and even though Bleaker barely helped you out with your pregnancy, I think it was courageous of your to carry the baby to term. If I had been in your predicament, I think I would have had an abortion instead of having the baby, but it is hard for me to say for sure or not unless I am the one put into that situation.
I don't think your decision to have sex in the first place, especially while you were bored was a good choice at all. I think that you should have waited much longer than 16 to have sex because in general you will most likely have a lot more stability later in your life, and be able to have a lot more responsibility. Also, there are many precautionary things that you should understand in regards to sex. you should use contraceptives if you don't plan on having a child at that time period, and you should probably read up on sex education and/or discuss it with your parents even if it is awkward. I am surprised if your parents didn't talk to you about these kind of things since they seem like down to earth people. Not understanding safe sex in the first place in regards to contraceptives and other forms of birth control was not good, but it seems like you learned a very valuable lesson from what I observed in the movie.
I think Juno's decision to give the baby up for adoption once she gave birth to it was a great option and even though Vanessa's husband filed for divorce towards the end of the pregnancy leaving Vanessa as a single mother, it was still a great option given the circumstances. I think that in any unexpected circumstance in regards to being pregnant, the decision to have an abortion or to give the baby up for adoption is a very tough decision to make. Abortion is a hard decision because it ultimately ends an unborn human's life which is very tragic and emotionally traumatizing for the would be mother. Adoption is also hard because giving a child to someone else when the biological mother could have possibly enjoyed the responsibility of motherhood even at a young age is hard because they will never see the child again, and will not have the opportunity to take care and nurture the child into adulthood.
Sincerely, Brian Y.
I don't think your decision to have sex in the first place, especially while you were bored was a good choice at all. I think that you should have waited much longer than 16 to have sex because in general you will most likely have a lot more stability later in your life, and be able to have a lot more responsibility. Also, there are many precautionary things that you should understand in regards to sex. you should use contraceptives if you don't plan on having a child at that time period, and you should probably read up on sex education and/or discuss it with your parents even if it is awkward. I am surprised if your parents didn't talk to you about these kind of things since they seem like down to earth people. Not understanding safe sex in the first place in regards to contraceptives and other forms of birth control was not good, but it seems like you learned a very valuable lesson from what I observed in the movie.
I think Juno's decision to give the baby up for adoption once she gave birth to it was a great option and even though Vanessa's husband filed for divorce towards the end of the pregnancy leaving Vanessa as a single mother, it was still a great option given the circumstances. I think that in any unexpected circumstance in regards to being pregnant, the decision to have an abortion or to give the baby up for adoption is a very tough decision to make. Abortion is a hard decision because it ultimately ends an unborn human's life which is very tragic and emotionally traumatizing for the would be mother. Adoption is also hard because giving a child to someone else when the biological mother could have possibly enjoyed the responsibility of motherhood even at a young age is hard because they will never see the child again, and will not have the opportunity to take care and nurture the child into adulthood.
Sincerely, Brian Y.